Did Disney just quietly give up on the live action Hercules remake? I hope they did. I can't stand the idea of them botching a remake of my favorite Superman movie. We already have so many terrible live action Superman movies
Disney's Hercules being a Superman movie is a blazing hot take and I'm obsessed
I absolutely did not come up with this but once you notice the parallels it's hard to stop: Disney's Hercules is about a god being adopted by two farmers and growing up to be decent young man, with the only signs of his un-human nature being his supernatural powers and an emblem depicting his true heritage. He feels alienated by his own abilities, until his adoptive parents reveal the truth of his heritage; the god finally meets his true father, or at least a representation of his true father, who explains what happened that caused him to be abandoned on earth and adopted by the farmers. Upon discovering his heritage he sets out to become a hero, initially finding himself struggling to get by in the big city due to his small town folksy demeanor. He also, significantly, falls for a cynical woman who thinks said demeanor is an elaborate act. While she's impressed by his heroics, it isn't until she spends time with him that she slowly warms to him despite her earlier cynicism. The city embraces him as a symbol but despite his feats, it's not until he sacrifices himself in the name of love and becomes aware of his mortality that he becomes a true hero.
I'm not gonna say there's a total 1:1 lineup (like Phil doesn't solidly match up to anyone specific in the general Superman story and I wouldn't call Hades a good Lex Luthor stand-in) but the bones of it is VERY Superman